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HOT SPRING [25 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2023-04-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - National Occupational Classification (NOC)
Key term(s)
  • hot wound spring coiler

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Classification nationale des professions (CNP)

Spanish

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Record 2 2023-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric Physics
  • Air Pollution
CONT

Under the right conditions, which typically align between late spring and early fall, great amounts of dust are swept up into the Saharan air layer, a pancake of dry, hot air usually a mile or more above Earth's surface that can be two miles thick.

Key term(s)
  • Sahara air layer

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
  • Pollution de l'air
CONT

La couche d'air saharien (SAL) est une masse d'air très sèche et pleine de poussières qui se forme au-dessus du désert du Sahara à la fin du printemps, en été et au début de l'automne et qui se déplace en général vers la partie tropicale de l'Océan Atlantique.

Spanish

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Record 3 2021-02-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Federal Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Thermal Springs - Uses
Key term(s)
  • Hot Spring Enterprise Unit

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Thermalisme

Spanish

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Record 4 2016-03-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Farming Techniques
  • Cropping Systems
CONT

Dry farming. In the non-irrigated land, the predominant system of agriculture (in the Mediterranean) is cereal alternating with fallow. ... Worked fallow (is the type of fallow in which the) ground is cultivated for a long period between one harvest and the sowing of a new cereal crop about 14 months later.

OBS

Worked fallow prevents desiccation in the hot season, owing essentially to the suppression of vegetation after the spring rains.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Techniques agricoles
  • Systèmes de culture
CONT

Si la jachère sans travail paraît peu dispendieuse, la jachère travaillée est très coûteuse, ce qui la fait abandonner de plus en plus pour un système de cultures sarclées dans les économies agricoles modernes. Dans les régions semi-arides, le dry-farming consiste cependant à retenir l'eau dans les terres grâce à un travail continu (labours légers, binages, hersages (...]. Il est largement pratiqué dans l'Ouest américain pour la culture des céréales.

Spanish

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Record 5 2015-12-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Vulcanology and Seismology
  • Geology
DEF

Water of a hot or warm spring.

OBS

thermal water: term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Volcanologie et sismologie
  • Géologie
DEF

Eau d'une source chaude ou tiède.

CONT

Eaux thermales et geysers sont des manifestations volcaniques qui persistent généralement après la fin des éruptions proprement dites. Les «eaux thermales» sont minéralisées de façon très diverse suivant les cas : sulfures, chlorures, carbonates, etc.

OBS

eau thermale : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
  • Vulcanología y sismología
  • Geología
DEF

Agua de una fuente caliente o tibia.

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Record 6 2014-06-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Springs (Mechanical Components)
DEF

A spring formed at high temperature.

OBS

In the narrow sense, a hot formed spring indicates a hot formed helical compression spring.

OBS

hot formed spring : term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ressorts (Composants mécaniques)
DEF

Ressort formé à haute température.

OBS

Au sens étroit, un ressort formé à chaud indique un ressort de compression hélicoïdal formé à chaud.

OBS

ressort formé à chaud : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 7 2013-12-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Forage Crops
  • Animal Feed (Agric.)
CONT

So, grazing sheep on a cool-season grass pasture is a balancing act between the first flush of spring growth, grass going to seed later in the spring, and the hot weather dormancy.... Put the sheep into a field when the grass is about 6-8 inches high, and move them to the next field when they’ve grazed the first to about 3-4 inches. Keep moving them, but also watch your other paddocks. In the spring, it's easy for the growth to get ahead of your sheep. You may need to mow a paddock or two to make sure they don’t go to seed before they are grazed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Culture des plantes fourragères
  • Alimentation des animaux (Agric.)
DEF

Surface fourragère composée de graminées destinée à une utilisation directe par les animaux d'élevage pour leur alimentation.

OBS

Les graminées regroupent des plantes comme le blé, l’orge, l'avoine, le bambou, etc.

Spanish

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Record 8 2011-10-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Vulcanology and Seismology
  • Oceanography
  • Thermal Springs - Uses
CONT

Mixed seawater-meteoric hot springs.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Volcanologie et sismologie
  • Océanographie
  • Thermalisme
DEF

Émission au fond de l'océan d'un fluide chaud, acide et minéral, liée à la mise en place de la croûte océanique nouvelle à l'axe des dorsales.

CONT

Les sources hydrothermales. [...] de l'eau chaude circule dans des fissures de la croûte [...]

CONT

Sources de fluides chauds mixtes (eau de mer et eau météorique).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Vulcanología y sismología
  • Oceanografía
  • Fuentes termales - usos
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Record 9 2007-09-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Vulcanology and Seismology
  • Thermal Springs - Uses
DEF

A type of hot spring containing boiling mud, usually sulfurous and often multicolored...

OBS

Mud pots are commonly associated with geysers and other hot springs in volcanic areas ...

OBS

When the slurry [it contains] is particularly colorful, the feature is then called a "paint pot."

OBS

mudboil; mud boil: terms used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Volcanologie et sismologie
  • Thermalisme
DEF

Cratère empli d'une boue fine et froide que les gaz volcaniques font occasionnellement clapoter.

OBS

Un profond grondement donne l'alarme juste avant que les petites explosions de gaz ne fouettent la boue en une masse grise bouillonnante qui se répand hors du cratère.

OBS

marmite de boue; marmite bouillonnante : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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Record 10 2006-08-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Thermal Springs - Uses
DEF

A thermal spring whose temperature is above that of the human body ...

CONT

The temperatures of hot springs range from slightly above the mean annual temperature of the region in which they occur to the boiling point of water at the elevation of the outlets.

CONT

... many hot springs produce more manganese than iron.

OBS

A thermal spring may be a hot spring or a warm spring...

OBS

hot spring : Opposed to "warm spring" when temperature is below that of the human doby.

PHR

Subaerial hotspring.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Thermalisme
CONT

Le transfert de chaleur à travers la croûte s'effectue [...] surtout par convection grâce aux volcans, et aux venues thermales (sources chaudes, geysers, fumerolles, gîtes minéraux).

CONT

Source chaude métallifère.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
  • Fuentes termales - usos
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Record 11 2006-08-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Mineral Springs
DEF

A thermal spring whose temperature is appreciably above the local mean annual atmospheric temperature, but below that of the human body ...

OBS

Term opposed to "hot spring" whose temperature is above that of the human body.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Sources d'eau minérale
CONT

Le transfert de chaleur à travers la croûte s'effectue [...] surtout par convection grâce aux volcans, et aux venues thermales (sources chaudes, geysers, fumerolles, gîtes minéraux).

Spanish

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Record 12 2005-11-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Thermal Springs - Uses
  • Hydrology and Hydrography

French

Domaine(s)
  • Thermalisme
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie

Spanish

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Record 13 2005-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric Physics
DEF

A strong, cold northerly wind in various parts of the Northern Hemisphere.

OBS

norther : The term has several specific applications : 1) In the southern United States, especially in Texas(Texas norther), in the Gulf of Mexico, in the Gulf of Panama away from the coast, and in Central America(norte), the norther is a strong cold wind from between northeast and northwest. It occurs between November and April, freshening during the afternoon and decreasing at night. It is a cold air outbreak associated with the southward movement of a cold anticyclone. It is usually preceded by a warm and cloudy or rainy spell with southerly winds. The norther comes as a rushing blast and brings a sudden drop of temperature of as much as 25°F in one hour or 50°F in three hours in winter. 2) The California norther is a strong, very dry, dusty, northerly wind that blows in late spring, summer, and early fall in the valley of California or on the West Coast when pressure is high over the mountains to the north. It lasts from one to four days. The dryness is due to adiabatic warming during descent. In summer it is very hot. 3) The Portuguese norther is the beginning of the trade wind west of Portugal. 4) Norther is used for a strong north wind on the coast of Chile that blows occasionally in summer. 5) In southeast Australia, a hot dry wind from the desert is called a norther.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
DEF

Vent fort et froid, venant du nord, dans diverses parties de l'hémisphère Nord.

CONT

[Le] norther [est un] vent du nord sec et froid, soufflant sur le golfe du Mexique et surtout au Texas; [c'est aussi un] vent du nord, chaud et sec soufflant dans la Great Valley de Californie.

CONT

Naviguer en Amérique centrale. [...] la période des northers [...] commence. Cette période va de novembre à avril. En novembre les coups de vent de Nord sont de force raisonnable : 7 à 8 Beaufort mais au fur et à mesure que l'hiver avance, ils se renforcent et peuvent devenir très violents : force 10 ou plus.

CONT

Les températures peuvent néanmoins baisser brusquement sur le Golfe du Mexique lorsque souffle le norther, vent violent et glacial.

OBS

Le Grand dictionnaire encyclopédique Larousse répertorie «northern» au lieu de «norther». Norther figure dans les dictionnaires spécialisés de météorologie.

OBS

northern : Phénomène relevé en Amérique du Nord (centre et sud-est des États-Unis et occasionnellement golfe du Mexique), qui correspond à l'arrivée d'air polaire continental aux latitudes subtropicales, voire intertropicales. (Il se traduit par une forte et tenace chute des températures, la descente vers les basses latitudes d'un front froid et d'un anticyclone thermique postfrontal et à des influences néfastes sur les cultures. Le passage d'un front froid particulièrement marqué sur le golfe du Mexique peut y provoquer des vents de tempête.)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Física de la atmósfera
DEF

Viento fuerte y frío de componente norte en varias partes del hemisferio Norte.

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Record 14 2004-11-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chronology
  • Geology
CONT

... Early Devonian hot spring sinter deposits have been recognized in Scotland...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chronologie
  • Géologie
CONT

[...] des gîtes d'or associés à des geysérites de source thermale du Dévonien précoce ont été identifiés en Écosse [...]

Spanish

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Record 15 2004-11-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Thermal Springs - Uses
DEF

A spring whose water temperature is appreciably higher than the local mean annual atmospheric temperature.

OBS

A thermal spring may be a hot spring or a warm spring...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Thermalisme
CONT

Sources thermales : La température varie depuis des valeurs légèrement supérieures à la moyenne annuelle de la région à laquelle les sources appartiennent, jusqu'au point d'ébullition de l'eau [...]

PHR

Source thermale subaérienne.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
  • Fuentes termales - usos
DEF

Fuente cuya agua brota a una temperatura superior a la temperatura media anual del lugar en el que está localizada.

CONT

El agua marina caliente, que corría a través de las lavas, arrastró consigo los metales, que precipitaron y cayeron al fondo marino cerca de fuentes termales.

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Record 16 2004-10-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Thermal Springs - Uses
  • Various Metal Ores
OBS

A thermal spring may be a hot spring or a warm spring...

Key term(s)
  • hotspring deposit

French

Domaine(s)
  • Thermalisme
  • Minerais divers (Mines métalliques)

Spanish

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Record 17 2004-01-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Toponymy
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
DEF

Site of a natural flow of hot or warm water issuing from the ground.

CONT

Takhini Hotspring, Y.T.

CONT

Ainsworth Hot Springs, B.C.

OBS

Used in Alta., B.C., N.W.T. and Y.T.

OBS

hotspring;hot spring : terms and definition validated by the Canadian Permanent Committee on Geographical Names(CPCGN).

OBS

hot spring : term used by Parks Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymie
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
OBS

Non attesté en français au Canada.

OBS

source thermale : terme uniformisé par le Comité permanent canadien des noms géographiques (CPCNG).

OBS

source thermale : terme en usage à Parcs Canada.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Toponimia
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
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Record 18 2003-11-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Vulcanology and Seismology
  • Geology
DEF

Any gas or vapor formed beneath the surface of the Earth and escaping either through a conduit or fissure, or from molten lava or a hot spring; an emanation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Volcanologie et sismologie
  • Géologie
CONT

[...] en supposant que les éléments ont été introduits dans l'eau par des exhalaisons gazeuses émises par les laves.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Vulcanología y sismología
  • Geología
DEF

Vapor que despiden los cuerpos en determinadas condiciones.

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Record 19 1998-05-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
DEF

A pool especially in a basin formed by a hot spring.

DEF

The basin of an Italian hot spring.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie

Spanish

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Record 20 1986-06-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Farming Techniques
  • Geophysics
CONT

Gutman has described how a small hydroponic installation has been established in North-Eastern California at a height of 1250 m above sea level, where the winter temperature sometimes falls to minus 33 ° C, aided by natural artesian thermal spring yielding hot water just below atmospheric boiling point.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Techniques agricoles
  • Géophysique

Spanish

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Record 21 1986-06-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Energy (Physics)
  • Geothermal Power Plants
CONT

Hot water sub-atmospheric cycle... Only one case of this cycle is known to the author, namely at Kiabutkwa, in the province of Katanga, Zaire... where a small British-made 220 kW power plant was put into service as long ago as 1953. It is believed to be no longer in use. This plant used hot spring water at 91°C which was sprayed into a chamber at a low pressure of 0. 3 ata, and the resulting flash steam passed through a 3-stage low pressure turbine exhausting to a condenser supplied with cooling water at 24°C. The plant was not self-starting, and the vacua in the flash chamber and condenser had first to be established by means of an ejector supplied with steam from an auxiliary wood-fired boiler.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Énergie (Physique)
  • Centrales géothermiques

Spanish

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Record 22 1986-06-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geophysics
CONT

An interesting phenomenon occurs at Kiabukwa, in that the discharge of hot water from the hot spring fluctuates in a tidal cycle of 12 1/2 hours, although the site is about 1300 Km from the sea. This is probably due to the action of "land tides" opening and closing horizontal subterranean fissures by very small movements which are nevertheless significant in relation to the width of what are probably very narrow fissures.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géophysique

Spanish

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Record 23 1986-06-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Mineral Springs
  • Geochemistry
CONT

The three principal indicators of deep reservoir temperatures, to be sought in hot spring chemistry, are silica, magnesium and sodium/potassium ratios.

Key term(s)
  • hot-spring chemistry

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie analytique
  • Sources d'eau minérale
  • Géochimie

Spanish

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Record 24 1985-08-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Energy Transformation
  • Effects of Heat (Energy Transfer)
  • Geological Research and Exploration
CONT

Certain types of hot spring or steam vent have been described by Tonani as ’leakage manifestations’(Tonani, 1970). He suggested that water boiling at depth in a deep reservoir could pass up to the surface through a fault(often an active one) much as it would pass up a well. This water would flash into steam and may condense by cooling near the surface.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transformation de l'énergie
  • Effets de la chaleur (Transfert de l'énergie)
  • Recherches et prospections géologiques

Spanish

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Record 25 1983-04-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Thermal Springs - Uses
OBS

Lithia water: a mineral water containing lithium salts.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Thermalisme

Spanish

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